Private Equity
EQT fought off stiff competition from its heavyweight European peers to acquire wound-dressing company BSN Medical from Montagu Private Equity, which booked a 3x return on the sale.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Africa-focused firms are building on the promise shown by the continent’s private equity industry last year, with a trio of deals by Ethos, Duet Group and Emerging Capital Partners helping to kickstart dealmaking this month.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The banking group has acquired a minority stake in agri-business Export Trading Group, demonstrating the private equity team’s confidence in the region.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The US financial regulator has been watching how GPs value investments, which includes examinations of track records GPs use when trying to attract LPs into new funds.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Emerging markets-focused investment group Actis, which remains in negotiations with the UK government over the 40% of the business still owned by state agency DfID, has promoted three of its executives to partner.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Political risk was on stark display in Africa this year, potentially overshadowing investment opportunities in countries in need of investment capital, writes Hisham El-Khazindar.
3 min read · 06 January 2013
Former Bank of America executive 'Chad' Christopher Holm has formed Yawadwipa and intends to raise a $1bn Indonesia-focused fund, tapping into one of Asia’s largest growing economies.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Private equity firms across the world clamoured to round off the year on a high, leading to a slew of new investments and exits.
3 min read · 06 January 2013
Merchant bank NextEnergy is raising ix:Africa, a socially responsible fund seeking to invest in ‘green’ infrastructure throughout Africa.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
New entrants to the African debt financing market could help bridge the gap between the haves and have-nots
2 min read · 06 January 2013
